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Samuel E. Beall, III
Director of the Company since 1982 Age: 59
Mr. Beall has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 1995 and also as President of the Company since July 2004. Mr. Beall served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from June 1992 to May 1995 and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from September 1986 to June 1992. Mr. Beall also serves as a director of Windstream Corporation and is a board member of several private companies, including Pilot Corporation, Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, SSC Service Solutions Co., and Blackberry Hotel Company Inc.
Claire L. Arnold
Director of the Company since 1994 Age: 62
Ms. Arnold has been Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Leapfrog Services, Inc., a privately-held technical outsourcing company, since April 1998. Ms. Arnold served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nicotiana Enterprises, Inc., a family holding company, from November 1992 to April 1994. Prior to that, Ms. Arnold was Chair and Chief Executive Officer of NCC L.P. from August 1979 to November 1992. Ms. Arnold also serves as a director of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
Kevin T. Clayton
Director of the Company since 2006 Age: 46
Mr. Clayton has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Clayton Homes, Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway Company) since 1999. Prior to serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Clayton served as Chief Operating Officer of Clayton Homes, Inc. from 1997 to 1999 and as Vice President of Clayton Homes, Inc. and President of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. from 1995 until 1997.
James A. Haslam, III
Director of the Company since 1999 Age: 55
Mr. Haslam has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, a nationwide operator of travel centers, since September 2001. Mr. Haslam served as Chief Executive Officer of Pilot Corporation, an operator of convenience stores and travel centers in 36 states, from July 1995 to September 2001 and since October 2008. From 1976 to 1995, Mr. Haslam was Executive Vice President of Pilot Corporation. Mr. Haslam also serves as a director of First Horizon National Corporation and Dillard's Inc.
Bernard Lanigan, Jr.
Director of the Company since 2001 Age: 61
Mr. Lanigan has served as Chairman and Managing Director of Southeast Asset Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisor and financial consulting company, since 1981. Also, Mr. Lanigan founded, and has served as Chairman and Managing Principal of Lanigan & Associates, P.C., Certified Public Accountants and Management Consultants, since 1974.
R. Brad Martin
Director of the Company since 2008 Age: 57
Mr. Martin served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saks Incorporated from 1989 until January 2006 and remained Chairman until May 2007. Mr Martin also serves as a director of First Horizon National Corporation, lululemon athletica, inc. and Dillard's Inc.
Dr. Donald Ratajczak
Director of the Company since 1981 Age: 66
Dr. Ratajczak is a consulting economist who, from May 2000 until April 2003, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BrainWorks Ventures, Inc. (formerly known as Auric Metals Corporation), a company that provided investment and advisory services for startup technology companies. From July 1973 until his retirement in June 2000, Dr. Ratajczak served as Professor and Director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University. Dr. Ratajczak also serves as a director of Crown Crafts, Inc., Citizens Trust Bank, and AssuranceAmerica Corporation (successor by merger to BrainWorks Ventures, Inc.).
Stephen I. Sadove
Director of the Company since 2002 Age: 58
Mr. Sadove has served as Chief Executive Officer of Saks Incorporated since January 2006 and assumed the position of Chairman of the Board in May 2007. Before becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sadove served Saks Incorporated as Vice Chairman from 2004 to 2006 and Chief Operating Officer from 2002 to 2006. Prior to his position with Saks Incorporated, Mr. Sadove served as Senior Vice President of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and as President of Worldwide Beauty Care from September 2000 to January 2001; as Senior Vice President of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and as President of Worldwide Beauty Care and Nutritionals from 1998 to September 2000; as President of Worldwide Beauty Care from 1995 to 1998; and as President of Clairol, Inc. from 1991 to 1995. Mr. Sadove also serves as a director of Colgate-Palmolive Co.
